In a meeting of two veteran lefthanders, Wilbur Wood triumphed over Mickey Lolich when the White Sox defeated the Tigers, 6-2. Each gave up two homers, but the Tigers' blows by Al Kaline and Ike Brown came with the bases empty, while Mike Andrews homered with two men on base for the White Sox in the first inning and Ed Herrmann added a two-run smash in the fifth. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 6, Detroit Tigers 2
Game Played on Sunday, August    29, 1971 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
White Sox    4  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   6 12  1
Tigers       0  0  0    1  1  0    0  0  0  -   2  4  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Williams rf           5   1   1   0     0   1   .296      Rodriguez 3b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .243
Hershberger cf        5   0   1   0     0   0   .247      Taylor 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .250
McKinney 2b           5   0   0   0     0   2   .301      Kaline rf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .298
Melton 3b             4   1   2   0     1   0   .282      Freehan c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .279
Reichardt lf          5   1   3   1     0   1   .295      Cash 1b               3   0   0   0     1   1   .281
Andrews 1b            3   2   1   3     2   1   .283      Northrup lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .272
Herrmann c            3   1   1   2     2   0   .236      Stanley cf            3   0   0   0     0   2   .275
Alvarado ss           5   0   2   0     0   0   .209      Brinkman ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .221
Wood p                3   0   1   0     1   1   .053      Lolich p              1   0   1   0     0   0   .106
                                                            I. Brown ph         1   1   1   1     0   0   .270
                                                            Whillock p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Jones ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .244
                                                            Timmermann p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .091

Totals               38   6  12   6     6   6             Totals               32   2   4   2     1   7

Time of Game: 2:14   Attendance: 20,822
Left on Base: White Sox 11, Tigers 4
DP: White Sox 0, Tigers 0
Errors: Andrews
Doubles: Hershberger (7), Lolich (2)
Home Runs: Andrews (12), Herrmann (9), Kaline (14), I. Brown (6)
Caught Stealing: Reichardt (6)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood W(18-10)           9     4   2   2   1   7   2  33   2.14
Totals                  9     4   2   2   1   7   2  33

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich L(21-10)         5     8   6   6   5   3   2  28   3.11
Whillock                3     2   0   0   1   2   0  11   0.00
Timmermann              1     2   0   0   0   1   0   5   4.03
Totals                  9    12   6   6   6   6   2  44

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - Bill Deegan


WHITE SOX 1ST: Williams singled to shortstop; Hershberger flied
out to left; McKinney flied out to right; Melton walked
[Williams to second]; Reichardt singled to center [Williams
scored, Melton to third]; Andrews homered [Melton scored,
Reichardt scored]; Herrmann walked; Alvarado singled to third
[Herrmann to second]; Wood walked [Herrmann to third, Alvarado
to second]; Williams flied out to left; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
White Sox 4, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Rodriguez grounded out (second to first); Taylor
grounded out (pitcher to first); Kaline flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 4, Tigers 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Hershberger lined to center; McKinney grounded
out (third to first); Melton singled to third; Reichardt struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Freehan struck out (catcher to first); Cash struck
out; Northrup grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 4, Tigers 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Andrews walked; Herrmann flied out to right;
Alvarado singled to left [Andrews to second]; On a bunt Wood
popped to third in foul territory; Williams grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 4, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Stanley struck out; Brinkman grounded out (shortstop
to first); Lolich doubled to right; Rodriguez struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4, Tigers 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Hershberger doubled to left; McKinney struck out;
Melton flied out to center; Reichardt flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Taylor was called out on strikes; Kaline homered;
Freehan reached on an error by Andrews [Freehan to first]; Cash
flied out to left; Northrup grounded out (second to first); 1 R,
1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4, Tigers 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Andrews walked; Herrmann homered [Andrews
scored]; Alvarado made an out to second; Wood was called out on
strikes; Williams grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 6, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Stanley struck out; Brinkman made an out to
shortstop; I. BROWN BATTED FOR LOLICH; I. Brown homered;
Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 6, Tigers 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: WHILLOCK REPLACED I. BROWN (PITCHING);
Hershberger made an out to shortstop; Debut game for Jack
Whillock; McKinney flied out to left; Melton popped to
catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 6,
Tigers 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Taylor grounded out (second to first); Kaline popped
to catcher in foul territory; Freehan flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 6, Tigers 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Reichardt singled to left; Reichardt was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Andrews grounded out (third
to first); Herrmann walked; Alvarado lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 6, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 7TH: Cash walked; Northrup flied out to right; Stanley
flied out to left; Brinkman made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 6, Tigers 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Wood singled to right; Williams struck out;
Hershberger flied out to left; McKinney struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 6, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 8TH: JONES BATTED FOR WHILLOCK; Jones flied out to
center; Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); Taylor grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 6,
Tigers 2.

WHITE SOX 9TH: TIMMERMANN REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); Melton
singled to left; Reichardt singled to center [Melton to second];
Andrews was called out on strikes; Herrmann grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Melton to third, Reichardt to second];
Alvarado flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 6,
Tigers 2.

TIGERS 9TH: Kaline singled to left; Freehan forced Kaline
(shortstop to second); Cash forced Freehan (first to shortstop);
Northrup was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 6, Tigers 2.